The Nicodemus enterprise. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1887-1887, 1887-10-19
PEOULIAHIIIgs OF P00a ITALIANS
Tnsir Fear OF Hospital Surgeons--Demon-
STATIONS of Grief Over the Dead.
F. G. Brown ne.

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atratio1s of Grief Over the Dead.
D New York Tribune: THE Italians
ought to have hospital of their own, ~
sad DR.. Plnkerton ut Bellevue hos
pital recently. just hear that fellow
scream; why, it's enough to brighten
the tramps in the cells below. What,
the matter with himp A crushed leo
1t is painful, of course, but that is not
what ails him. It's fear that has DOT
possession of him. They are stolcs as
Tar rs pain is concerned. He thinks
that he Is going to be killed. There is
some slight excuse for him, as he does
not understand our language or WAYS.
his case is q simple one He was run
over by a heavy wagon, and the
proper thing to do for him is to am
putate the leg at the knee. This NAV |
save his life, but if the leg is left on if
Will decompose and cause death. The
patent will not consent to the onera-
ton and his friends-there are q dozen
OF them around jabbering all the time
counsel him to look out for the doe
tors "ho' they allege, are yearning for
his hearts blood and will kill him for
ms bones. They laugh at your reason
ana scott at advice. and as NOTHING can
De done In hospital against q ma ]
ucht's will, this Italian will have RI on
whore ali good Italians 90 in q LITTLE
" . ME- Ignorance and fear will kill ,
nm much quicker than the surgeons y
knife lutelllgently used. These peo. l
PIE are more troublesome than those
u any other nationality in a hospital
thN lhey disturb the rest of the ntber T
2auehtS. 1t they had a hospital where :
ne doctors, nurses, knives. c,+s am
medicines We're all imported from ItqIv
.her" would probably be no trouble. Z
at seems to me that it is q oroat g
oversight to place any restrictions on g,
ne mousse surgeon and the copsultino Il
'hy H.clanS, who are usually men in the
'rst rank OF their profession. in regard
o their action upon cases that come n
Gelr notice in u hospital. The nhv- "a
lclan hands are tied and he is CON, ~
tH'd TO stand like Ounce in tho 50
resenca Of suffering. if a patient 70
nose mind Is certainly affected eirbcr O.,
irectIy or indirectly by an ipinrv 70 r.,
l. head or body, refuses to allow him
90 rs his judgment dictates THO -
'hofahee or delirium Of a patient is h.gt
rlultled TO more than offset the i,dor o.
lent. skill and coolaess of ~; evnor5
.ced surgeon in many cases IT,.
lo1Id not be. The physician sbonId
~" 'omPieie control OF the patient be
la nave the power 10 do whatever IN Ac
5 judgment IS bcs: for him. r = &
'Hscnse to allow the caprice IF a .icj. TO;
20 lp'eriere with the treatment Ia
II how stands t e patient raIes tho
N >lcian. What folly it i 70 aIlov
2aIlenf 70 decide upOn N course tho.
lst certainly end N death Il il a.
ny less than s-icide. . crime - ca,,
is state. ''--' -
italians are the mos demoDstrqtiro L
1p." 1 eversaw. and their peruiiari,v !. =
fSp'c.a'lv prominent when tbev ore fac
owing grief for the dead. Or
oP-e may weep md snow some a~- =
enr1t, 0u. an Italian. judging from, b~I
ion alone. becomes vio.art.r Trsare ur
III s'-Ht az "a dead friend ~ r.la.sy.
IS custom among them t. lar tho
IL from their faces with their fro.r &
.s- and t-e more flesh they 90. IF ~ city
1lseo tire the m0re Grief = .toa.r I'm
7y come from ta2 dead with blood ar
aiming down their faces. T5ei- ays
t. seems TO lee cZa bi.ed m all is - q
Ice Only ~ first, for soon af,erward
are jolly and apparently hapDv
allow the city in marv cases - -
2 their dad without further cor A~.e'
q I'm oaly spe.kirg atou, The i 9
er class Of Italians: the veqltbv 1.9-.
/ know nothing about. and do not
" whether they show their grief in D2
same way or not. eepai
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